# Electrical burns, unspecified at Alcoa USA Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2017021827` · 2/27/2017 · MASSENA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Alcoa USA Corp.
- **Location:** 1814 State Highway 131, MASSENA, NEW YORK, 13662
- **NAICS:** 331312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a bucket truck in the high voltage substation testing high voltage cable. The employee contacted a live buss at 13,800 volts resulting in burns to both palms, neck, and right thigh.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*